Vanda Campbell is an artist-maker and teacher, whose practice challenges the received view of found objects and materials. After completing her BA(Hons) in Fine Art, she graduated with an MA in Applied Arts achieving a distinction. Recent exhibitions include Connections: 2018 at Wells Malting Arts, Norfolk; Draw The Line at The Surface Gallery, Nottingham; Colours of Summer at The Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted, and 10 Days at Winchester Cathedral (where her collaborative work, Laid To Rest, won the festival award). Her work is also featured in Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind (Thames and Hudson), and she is an elected member of the Cambridge Drawing Society. Vanda is an established teacher, with over 20 years experience at both university and adult education levels. She currently teaches extensively at her studio in Saffron Walden, Essex, as well as providing short courses and workshops for art societies and textile art groups nationwide.